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A classy solution

Nathan Chilver is selling modular classroooms in  Kyneton.  Kurt, Brett, Mark, and Tom prepare another one to be moved.

CASH-STRAPPED buyers are turning to a Kyneton company to sell them portable classrooms they can turn into a home. » more


Train versus car

Rising petrol prices means V/Line is ...
ROCKETING petrol prices have triggered a record level of train travel in Sunbury. V/line chief executive Rob Barnett said the outer suburbs of Melbourne were on the cusp of a new rail era. » more


Loretta Duignan at the Sunbury Asylum

Fond memories of a life on 'the hill'
FOR Sunbury's Loretta Duignan, working at the Sunbury Asylum was not always a bed of roses. » more


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Lancefield win moves it into the top-six
LANCEFIELD moved into the top six for the first time this season with a 49-point win over winless Rockbank on Saturday in the Riddell District Football League. » more


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Gerard Schneider and Laura Slavin bring an operatic presence to their roles in Kismet.  Picture: LAWRENCE PINDERN52DV400

Romance prance in Baghdad

WITH its troubled recent past, Baghdad is probably not the first place you'd set a romantic musical theatre show. » more

Canvassing artistic talents

MORE than 300 artists have thrown their hat in the ring for this year's Nillumbik Prize. » more

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One of the mystery road signs. For more, click on the gallery link in this article.

Langwarrin sign language

THE mystery road signs around Frankston we revealed sparked a global reaction. Read what people around the world thought about the witty installations. » more

Stolen gnomes and ornaments have taken up residence with Jan Masson at Aspendale Gardens Community Centre.

Roof garden 'rescue'

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